Pain gone!

[egroeg]

I recently started playing bass again. Had been playing mostly guitar for a year or so, switched to that due to some pain in my arm/ hand. Picked up the bass again and the pain (discomfort really) came back a little. Tried a short scale and it was much better. But now I been playing my 34" scale basses and it's fine!
Maybe the way I was playing the short scale was different and I transferred it to the regular scale? I don't know. But the good news is it's gone I'll take the win!

 

[crazycloud]

That's great to hear. Play in good health.

For a moment, I thought you might have been announcing your divorce...

 

[tb-player]

Technique is everything. Glad you found a way to play pain free.

 

[ant_riv]

That is the best news I have heard today!
Good for you.
Enjoy being able to enjoy playing.

 

[BassicJazzy]

That's great to hear. Play in good health.

For a moment, I thought you might have been announcing your divorce...

Well, after the painful part, where you are separated from half your money, the rest is relatively pain free?

 

[jeffmaccora]

I recently started playing bass again. Had been playing mostly guitar for a year or so, switched to that due to some pain in my arm/ hand. Picked up the bass again and the pain (discomfort really) came back a little. Tried a short scale and it was much better. But now I been playing my 34" scale basses and it's fine!
Maybe the way I was playing the short scale was different and I transferred it to the regular scale? I don't know. But the good news is it's gone I'll take the win!

I had something similar happen. I had a tendonitis issue from work which playing short scale helped resolve. Switched back to 34 and now I'm all good!

 

[HolmeBass]

Maybe playing the short scale strengthened something that resolved the pain you were getting on the 34" scale bass?